(19)
(11) EP 1 049 087 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/44

(21) Application number: 00105974.0

(22) Date of filing: 24.03.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G11B 20/00, G06F 1/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 27.04.1999 JP 11959099

(71) Applicant: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 221 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Sugahara, Takayuki
    Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Contents information recording method, contents information recording unit, contents information record reproduction method, contents information record reproduction unit and media therefor


(57) When contents data is recorded from medium A to medium B, if the recording is executed in the form of "transfer" mode, right information of the medium A loses reproduction right. At the same time, contents data recorded in the medium A and losing the reproduction right is deleted or the contents data is scrambled to a condition which cannot be restored.






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